Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

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    Lightning strikes about 6,000 times per minute on this planet!
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    Today's top fuel dragsters take off with more force than the space shuttle.
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    The typical spec of dust that you see floating in the air is half way in size between the Earth and a subatomic particle.
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    Sun Color
    Sun Color
    The Sun is actually white. Viewed from space or a high altitude, it appears as its true color; white. Whereas viewed from a low altitude, atmospheric rendering makes it appear as yellow.
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    The Sun and Moon appear to be the same size because the moon is 400 times smaller than the Sun, but 400 times closer to Earth.
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    41% of the moon is not visible from earth at any time.
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    Only 55% of Americans know that the sun is a star.
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    It would take more than 150 years to drive a car to the sun.
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